a pretty kettle of fish Definition

kettle
noun

1. A container with a spout, lid and handle, for boiling water.
2. A metal container for heating liquids or cooking something in liquid.

Example: Simmer the salmon in the fish kettle
Thesaurus: pot, cauldron, saucepan.

Idiom: a different kettle of fish

colloq
An entirely different matter.

Idiom: a pretty kettle of fish

colloq
An awkward situation.

Derivative: kettleful
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cetel.